tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post9174904271583341553..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Even The Liberals At NPR Agree, Vol. CCCXXXIJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-90491871014005066732011-11-13T13:12:58.313-05:002011-11-13T13:12:58.313-05:00How did this "debate" on taxation get sh...How did this "debate" on taxation get shifted from lowering the deficit to reducing the debt? While a proposal to raise some taxes on wealth by 200 billion dollars can make a significant dent in the annual deficit it suddenly becomes insignificant and thus not worth discussion as a means of lowering the entire debt. <br /><br />As part of load of debt added by Reagan do not forget theprairie curmudgeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-54833729013839607882011-11-13T11:07:13.377-05:002011-11-13T11:07:13.377-05:00Oh look, I found another example of NPR's &quo...Oh look, I found another example of NPR's "balance-ism" in a mere 30 seconds, and it's as current as JoPa. I rest my case:<br />http://www.npr.org/2011/11/11/142243520/for-gingrich-a-slow-and-steady-climb-to-the-topFiddlin Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083633111240927563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-85091010953566969782011-11-13T10:46:01.905-05:002011-11-13T10:46:01.905-05:00This sort of NPR "piece" I tend to view ...This sort of NPR "piece" I tend to view as simply their management's continuing effort to show Congress that they're not really "liberals" or "socialists." Not that the particular analyst isn't himself quite believing of what he says. But the effect--more "balance." My conclusion: no more donations to NPR.Fiddlin Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083633111240927563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-38865589089188109212011-11-13T10:10:13.746-05:002011-11-13T10:10:13.746-05:00Indeed, the trillion-dollar debt Reagan's pupp...Indeed, the trillion-dollar debt Reagan's puppetmasters had him dance the Highly Publicized Sad Dance when he was "forced" to sign the bill increasing the debt ceiling, was largely the indebtedness and debt service on WWII. There was no corresponding Hype Fest when Ronnie raised it to $2 trillion, or $3 trillion, not a countdown to see if he'd reach $4 trillion or full-blown James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-81864047959993249822011-11-13T09:50:05.603-05:002011-11-13T09:50:05.603-05:00My comment yesterday at the NYT Magazine (as yet u...My comment yesterday at the NYT Magazine (as yet unpublished):<br /><br /><i>While this may seem like Republican propaganda..."<br /><br />That's because that's exactly what it is, Adam Davidson. <br /><br />Adding in the opinions of neoliberals like Erskine Bowles doesn't change that fact. The debt is not the same thing as the deficit, and you quite predictably blur the lines ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com